[He expected that hardness, knowing how much having family means to her. It stings across his senses like a cut and his ears flinch away from it - but he knows it's deserved. More deserved than she realises.
He swallows nervously.]
I thought... I thought some of what she said seemed strange, it didn't quite fit with certain things I know to be true... and particularly...
[Why is this so hard? She deserves to know. She's always deserved to know...]
I know you couldn't possibly have been with Maeve when you learned to walk. I... I know who your family were at that age...
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Date: 2024-03-28 10:41 pm (UTC)[He expected that hardness, knowing how much having family means to her. It stings across his senses like a cut and his ears flinch away from it - but he knows it's deserved. More deserved than she realises.
He swallows nervously.]
I thought... I thought some of what she said seemed strange, it didn't quite fit with certain things I know to be true... and particularly...
[Why is this so hard? She deserves to know. She's always deserved to know...]
I know you couldn't possibly have been with Maeve when you learned to walk. I... I know who your family were at that age...